civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info

Press
WTOP

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please press:  wtop.com

Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Rachel McCarthy
Illinois Wesleyan University

Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

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please press:  www.iwu.edu

lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida

Patricia Borns
News-Press

Fort Myers, FL

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please press:  www.news-press.com

ezs note:  Floridians, (especially southwest area) at the bottom of this article are some resources which will get you started, both mentally and physically.  However, do not go to those frauds which advertise "reparative therapy".  They'll take your money (perhaps tens of thousands) and make you all the more miserable. 

Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence

Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn
Politico

Mr. Manafraud

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please press:  www.politico.com

Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum

Marisa DeMarco
KUNM

University of New Mexico

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please press:  www.kunm.org

civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC

Masterpiece Cakeshop

Lakewood, CO

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com 

Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign

Press
Fiddlehead Focus

Houlton, ME

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please press:  fiddleheadfocus.com

lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor

Press
Snopes

Vermont State House

Montpelier, VT

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please press:  www.snopes.com

Donald Trump - The Church of Trump

Alex Wagner
The Atlantic

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ezs note:  In some places around this country, Trump is some sort of demigod.  But there's something you can do - register to vote!!! (and get your like-minded friends to register as well)

Russia - Russian filmmaker defies government to shoot rare LGBT feature

Martin Blaney
ScreenDaily

Outlaw (film)

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please press:  www.screendaily.com

civil rights - After Facebook posts threaten 12-year-old transgender girl, Oklahoma school district cancels classes

Press
Grand Forks Herald

Achille, OK

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ezs note:  Although this was entered two days ago, the Washington Post article (picked up by the Grand Forks Herald) is much more complete.

Alabama - State ID law causing problems for Alabama transgender woman

Press
KCCI

Birmingham, AL

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please press:  www.kcci.com

lead story - Man accused of shooting transgender woman at Detroit gas station bound over for trial

Nick Monacelli
clickondetroit

Detroit, MI

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ezs note:  If you are the one who tipped the police, thank you!  

Donald Trump - GIULIANI ISN’T EVEN PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT THE LAW ANYMORE

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair

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Kenya - Life as a girl

Love Child
mediamax

Nairobi University

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please press:  www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke

civil rights - A Transition in Care

Elizabeth Segal
US News and World Report

Tijuana, Mexico

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please press:  www.usnews.com

New York - Without an Internet Barrier, Transgender Sex Workers Feel Less Safe

Press
WNYC

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please press:  www.wnyc.org

lead story - Transgender advocates adopt lobster emoji

Penelope Overton
Portland Press-Herald

Eyestalk of a lobster

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Donald Trump - At least 100 newspapers sign up to publish editorials targeting Trump

Morgan Gstalter
The Hill

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Guyana - ‘As a transgender person in Guyana, you feel you’re in a jail yard’‘

Rae Wiltshire
Stabroek News

Guyana, Rupununi Savannah

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civil rights - Violent Parent's Facebook Screenshots Raise Concern

Caleigh Bourgeois
9 News

Achille, OK

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Rhode Island - R.I.’s 2013 validation of same-sex marriage is only the start, advocates say

Madeline List
Providence Journal

Providence, RI

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